Račice, Ilirska Bistrica

Račice (pronounced [ˈɾaːtʃitsɛ]; Italian: Racizze) is a village southeast of Podgrad in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.[2]

Račice
Village
Račice in 1955
Račice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′48.15″N 14°9′41.45″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Elevation
586.4 m (1,923.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total160
[1]

Unmarked grave

Račice is the site of an unmarked grave from the end of the Second World War. The Gradac Grave (Slovene: Grob Gradac) is located northwest of the village and contains the remains of a German soldier from the 97th Corps that fell at the beginning of May 1945.[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and belongs to the Parish of Podgrad.[4]

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  3. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grob Gradac". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  4. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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